Frisco police took four Lebanon Trail High School students into custody on Thursday after responding to a “disturbance” involving a large group of students.
A post widely shared on social media shows a video taken during what appeared to be a fight at the school. Sara Gonzales, the host of a popular conservative show, wrote in a post about the video that an assistant principal was knocked unconscious and that “at least 10 STUDENTS brutally attacked her.”
However, Frisco officials said that while the video was taken last week at Lebanon Trail, no students or staff sustained serious injuries.
Additional information was not available because minors were involved, Frisco police spokesman officer Grant Cottingham said in an email.
The school was put on hold during the incident, Lebanon Trail Principal Fern Bamfo-Addo said in a campus-wide email.
During holds, which are issued to clear all hallways, students and staff remain in their classrooms and school continues as usual, according to Frisco ISD protocol.
Due to student confidentiality, school officials are not allowed to share any additional information, Bamfo-Addo said in the email.
“However, please be aware that for any incident causing substantial disruption to the school environment, the campus reviews the conduct and applies consequences in accordance with the student code of conduct when appropriate,” she added. “Our law enforcement partners review and determine if conduct is criminal in nature and act in accordance with the law.”
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